The National tribune., 1887-03-10
NATIONAL TRIBUNE: WASHINGTON c. THURSDAY TO-

hopes everybody will stir everybody else up on
the subject. He would like the address of
Comrade Hiram G.. Parker, who omitted to give
his residence in THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE.
III. @. Green, West Bay City, Mich, wonders
why he never sees anything from the S7th Ind,
to which he belonged. He recalls the fording
of Elk River in Tennessee, July 8, 1863 and
asks who it was that caught the tail of the
Colonel's horse and was towed across.
]. III. Howell, go. KS Baby" ed Ohio,
Deer Creek, MINI, wishes to say, for the in
formation Of Comrades Lucas and Lowry, that
the cd and 9th Ohio, 39th Ill. and s5th Pa.
went from Winchester, through Manassas Gap,
to Luray Valley and thence to Alexandria, Va,
about the first of July. They took transports
there and Joined Gen. McClellan's army imme-
diately.
o. G. Daniels, 9Th Ohio, Mount Vernon, o.,
writes very strongly in favor of white bronze
for monuments. He says there is no monu-
ment on the field of Gettysburg that can COM
pare for beauty with the one Of white bronze
which has been prepared for the 4th Ohio.
In Prison Cell.
s. G. Davis, Co. L, 10th Ind Cav, Harris
vile, Ind, says he served term in rebel prisons,
and enjoys reading the accounts of those who
escaped from confinement.
John III. Barr, 18th Ohio Cav, Pennville, Ind,
says he was taken prisoner at the first battle Of
Saltville, w. Va, and gives sketch of his hard
ships while in the hands of the enemy. He is
very strongly impressed with the belief that
Congress ought to provide for that class Of
soldiers.
A veteran of the LIST Md sends clipping
from the Baltimore Sun, in which C.. ]. Murphy
Brooklyn, y. Y, referring to the treatment of
Union prisoners of war, says they were pro-
vided with an abundance Of good, wholesome
FOOD, and were in every respect cared for as
rt-a1l q r.. i -
says, sarcastically, II was astonshed at first
when the kind and considerable gentleman in
gray opened the door and exclaimed, THE
gentlemen from the North will please step
down to dinner but soon got used to it. was
also astOnished the first Saturday when the
washerwoman brought me a change of linen.
My greatest fear was that would be exchanged
and taken back to the miserable food furnished
by Uncle Sam"
Personal.
Benjamin Hirst, Sergeant, Co. d, 18th Conn,
Rockville, Conn, thinks there is glory enough
to go around among the boys without anyone
claiming more than he is entitled to. Referring
to the recently published sketch of Gen. Colt.
he says that the injury he received July 2, 1868,
was in consequence of his being knocked
down by horse. Neither shot nor she'll had
yet been fired in that vicinity.
j. III. Easterly, Burt, Iowa, says he carried a
. musket for more than three years and was
discharged on account of six wounds received
at Atlanta, when not II years of age. He was a
member of Co A, 18th Iowa, Croeker5 Brigade.
He would be glad to hear from any of his old
comrades who were in the hospital with him
when he was wounded
David N. Lepper, Lock Box ~" East Syra-
cusc, N. Y, says he is the only son of Jacob
Lepper, who served in Co. Il, 32d N. Y, and Co.
l, 10th n. Y. Cav. He was wounded at Gettys-
burg and has never recovered from the effects
of his injury. He thinks the Government can
never fully compensate the veterans of the war
for their sufferings.
James NJ. Cartwright, Co. d. 3Sth Ind, Hor-
| nersyille Mo-, says he is proud of having served
in so gallant regiment as the 3sth Ind, which
never struck its cOlors 10 the enemy.
s. B. Jones, Co. ID, 1st n. Y. l.. A., Harvard.
Neb., says it is lonesome out West as he very
rarely sees any of his old comrades. He would
be pleased to hear from some of them.
Franklin Wallace, Co. +, Goth n. Y, Rome,
n. Y, says there was a recent inquiry in The
NATIONAL TRIBUNE for his address, which Is
as given above.
Andrew G.. Helm, Co. A, 5Sth Ohio, Henry,
ILL.,. says he shouldered a musket when he was
| but 10 years old and carried it through the
war.
A. Miller, Lieutenant, Co. ID, Cd M. S. NJ.
Cav, Box LAT, MeCune, Kan, pays high COM
pliment to the conspicuous gallantry of Maj. F..
| K. Poole. who was mentioned in a recent sketch
of the Marmaduke Raid. The writer gives q
| brief resume of the services of his regiment.
Henry w. Conrad, GlenwoOd, Pa, says he
served in Go. III, ls7th Pa. lie is badly disabled
and thinks he has been very unjustly treated
/ by the Government in the matter of bounty
and pension.
Reuben =. Reed, Sergeant, 55th ILL.,, National
Military Home, Leavenworth, Kan, refers to
/ the incident related By Col. Fred. Grant of the
| bog who, with blood streaming from n wound,
went back for ammunition for his regiment, the
sight bringing tears to the eyes OF Gen. Grant.
| He thinks that boy was Orion Howe, son of
Elias Howe, Drum-Major of the 55th ILL., He
was but II years old and a great pet in the
regiment.
X. b. Thompson, Karber's Ridge. H.. say that
when the war broke out he was living in Texas.
| The rebels gave him 10 days to get out of the
\ State and then cOnhscated everything he had,
threatening TO hang him. He says 1T one time
| he saw six Union men hanging from one tree.
/ He made his way northward through Arkansas
and succeeded in escaping from his pursuers.
| He enlisted in Co. +, 81 Ill. Cav.
| Thos. X. Buxton, Grangeville, Mo-. sends an
account of his experiences during the war. He
lived in Arkansas and in 1o62 enlisted in Co. III,
10th Kan. He was badly woun0ed at the bat
| tie of Prairie Grove.
f. ii. Tomey. Co. f, 9th Ind. COrnettsville,
| Ind, does not claim that he was the youngest
| volunteer, but thinks he was something of a
"kid." He was few days under Ii years of
age when he enlisted. He lost his right leg at
| Antietam.
ID. b. Smart, Barry, ILL.,, is very thankful to
a comrade for furnishing him The NATIONAL
TRIBUNE for year.
John l.. Kirk, Captain, Co. E, Sth Tenn,
| Windsor, ILL.,, says he spent two years in pilot
ing loyal citizens of East Tennessee out of the
| rebel lines. lie would like 10 hear from Lieut..
| Fowler, and wants the address of Capt. James
| III. Elkins, Co. i, LIST Tenn. Cav.
John Myers, 9TH Ind, Lowell, Iowa, says he
has never yet seen q word in The NATIONAL
| TRIBUNE from his regiment. The writer gives
a brief sketch of his experiences at the second
battle of Bull Run.
Charles III. Carr, Co. Il, I1Sth Pa, Benning-
ton, Kan, gives a brief sketch of his army
service, and says that he is badly disabled in
| consequence of exposure and hardships. He
has been able to do very little in the way oil
labor for nine years. lie has been unable to
get q pension because he has no hospital record
Elisha Disney, Co. K, I'd Tenn, Cold Creek
| Tenn, says he was in prison 10 months and is
badly broken in health on account of the suf-
| fering he was compelled to undergo.
j. Nj. Clark, Viola, Wis, says that five broth.
ers of his family entered the Union army from
Marshall County. Ind, as follows: A. f., Co.
Goth Ind, wounded in front of Richmond, dis
charged. and re-enlsted in Co. +, 18th Ind
Cav; i. T., Co. Ii, 10Th Ind, served four years
| A. j., served four years in the 18th Ind; j. VI.
Co. Il. 18th Ind, wounded at Chattanooga, dis
charged, and re-enlisted in Co. G., 1I2d Ind.
| w NJ I5Ist Ind ALI lived To get home hni